PAKISTA

Chilliyari (IB): A day after two women members of a family lost their lives in this border hamlet situated just a kilometre from the International Border, the area resembles a 'ghost town' as all the villagers have abandoned their houses and fled to safer locations.
"The village is a ghost town...

Karachi: After the ban on ace off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, Pakistan are on 'mission cleanup' with an astonishing 28 cases of suspect bowlers being reported in the ongoing national T20 championship at the national stadium.
In all the instances, the match officials have reported or even stopped the bowlers from bowling. The...

New Delhi: The pioneer of 'doosra' Saqlain Mushtaq on Tuesday came out in support of Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal, who has been suspended from bowling international cricket by the ICC after his action was deemed illegal by parent body's expert panel.
Saqlain, one of the most wily offbreak bowlers of all...

Karachi: Former skipper Moin Khan, who was recently sacked as the manager of the national side, has emerged as a strong candidate to be appointed head coach of the Pakistan cricket team.
The coaching committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will meet in Lahore to discuss the list of candidates,...

New Delhi: The postmortem report of Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar has cited drug overdose as the cause of her death, sources said on Monday.
The sources, citing the report said that her death was due to overdose of medicines and that a police...

Lahore: PCB chief Zaka Ashraf feels revival of bilateral ties with neighbours India will go a long way in improving relations between the two countries.
Pakistan will be touring India later this year for a few onedayers and T20 matches. India and Pakistan last played in a bilateral series in 2007...

Lahore: Pakistan will tour Zimbabwe for one Test and three ODIs late this year ahead of the muchanticipated cricket series against India.
According to details, Pakistan will be touring Zimbabwe at the end of November for the series but before that the PCB is working hard to launch its Premier League...

Washington: Pakistan's credibility has suffered a "serious blow" in the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden at a compound near its premier military academy in Abbottabad, where the dreaded terrorist had been living for years, a Congressional report has said.
The location and circumstances of bin Laden's killing have...

Washington: As Pakistani military intensified operations against the Taliban in Swat valley and adjoining areas, Commander of the US Central Command,Gen David Petraeus said, "there's going to be a tough fight. But clearly, the Pakistani military has taken on this fight."
He was discussing about the success of current military...